Weight Stigma in Healthcare: The Bias Researchers Say Is Undermining Care

Obesity now affects 40.3% of American adults, according to National Center for Health Statistics data drawn from the CDC’s NHANES survey covering August 2021 through August 2023 — and among adults aged 40 to 59, prevalence climbs to 46.4%. Yet a growing body of peer-reviewed research points to an uncomfortable paradox: the very clinical settings […] The Article Weight Stigma in Healthcare: The…